Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-01-07
TIE new south.
THE GREAT SPEECH OF A
GEORGIAN BEFORE THE NEW
ENGLAND SOCIETY AT
NEW YORK.


land Society. composed Of native New
Highlander or their descendants, last week,
Henry VI. Grady of Atlanta. Ca, and
editor Of the Atlanta CONSTITUTIONS"
made = speech which has not been equaled
in American oratory since Horace Gree
ley made his famous Presidential cam
paign speeches. The New York ''sun"
speaking OF it, says:
editor Henry W. Grady Of the Atlanta
"Constitution," who delivered the fam
Gus speech On 1.-THE New South at the
dinner Of the New England Society on
Wednesday night, and which made him
national reputation, has piercing black
eyes, raven hair, charmlngly frank man.
ner, and peculiarly graceful bearing as
an orator. When he arose to deliver his
speech he looked upon the faces of 300
strangers. He was the first Southerner
to speak at dinner of the Society since
the war, and before him were men
whose name are synonyms of legal acu-
men, culture, and wealth. All watched
him intently. Gen. Sherman and DR..
Talmage bad preceded him with SPEECHES
highly eulogistic of the North, and they
too closely scanned the earnest looking
and dignifed Southerner as, in we'll modu
lated tones, he began his speech. He
hadn't said six lines before the assemblage
broke out in storm of cheers. When Mr..
Grady spoke of Abraham Lincoln as one
Of the great types of American manhood,
a mighty shout went up, and when he
said "Dear to me are the home Of my
childhood and the traditions of my peo-
ple," the applause of the New Englanders
brought happy smile to his face and an
added brightness to his eyes. From that
moment he appeared at horne. His perora-
tion was listened to in silence that be-
tokened the intense interest of his audi
New Englanders if the North would per-
NIT the prejudice of war to remain in the
hearts of the conquerors when it had died
in the heart of the conquered, the 300
Threats Numbered mol" that must
have been heard block away. When he
sat down, cloud Of napkins assembled over
the heads of the diners as they cheered
him, the band whooped up WAY Down in
Dixie;" aud every one said that Mr..
Grady was humping fine felow.'
The speaking OF the evening was open
ed by Rev. DR.. Talmage. He was fol-
lowed by Gen. Sherman, who tola some
"reminiscences of his march through Geor-
gis. The "Sun' says:
When Mr.. Grady arose to speak he was
received With rafting cheers. He was
the first out-and out ooutherner to be in
vited to a dinner of the New England
Society; and he spoke for 1.-THE New
SOUTH with warmth and frankness. He
was repeatedly Interrupted by the cheers
of the New Englanders, and when he sat
down his speech was accepted as the
speech of Inc evening.
The following is the SUMS report of
his speech
81 bespeak the utmost stretch of your
courtesy tonight" he said. 81 am some
what Indifferent to those from whom l
come. You remember the man whose
wife sent him to a neighbor with pitcher
of milk, and who, tripping on the top step,
fell, with such casual interruption as the
landings afforded. into the basement. and
while picking himself up, had the pleasure
of hearing his wife call out: John, did
you break the pitcher?' No, 1 didn't
said John, but be dinged if DON'T
1.-THE Cavallerssas we'll as the Puritan,
said the speaker, was Oh this continent in
be about But both Puritan and Cava-
lier were lost IN the storm Of their first
revelation, and the American citizen,
supplanting both and stronger than either
took possession of the republic bought by
their common blood and fashioned to wis
com, and charged himself with teaching
men government and establishing the
voice Of the people as the voice OF God.
Great types, like valuable plants, are slow
to flower and fruit But from the union
of these colonists, from the Strengthening
Of their purposes and the crossing OF their
blood, slow perfecting through a century,
came he who stands as the first typical
American, the first who comprehended
within himself all the strength ana gen
tleness, all the majesty and grace Fof this
republlc-A braham Lincoln. HepWas the
sum of Puritan and Cavalier, for In his
ardent nature were fused the vlFtues of
both, and in the depths of his great soul